Hot weather has pushed over 50 municipalities across nine mainland districts in Portugal to maximum fire risk, complicating containment efforts and resulting in seven deaths since the weekend.
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00:00Wildfires continue to rage across northern and central parts of Portugal. The fires have
00:09claimed seven lives and injured over 40. Since Sunday, over 62,000 hectares have been scorched.
00:17The government has declared a state of emergency as over 50 municipalities remain under maximum
00:23threat of rural fire.
00:24We are all together, the Portuguese are together, the firefighters are together, the fire stations
00:32are together, we are together as an organization of sovereignty in the same cause. And that
00:39cause is a national cause. And that is what, in addition to concordance with the content,
00:47means strategic solidarity and not just institutional.
00:51More than 6,000 firefighters have been mobilized, most of which were deployed in the Avairu
00:56district. On Wednesday, the Spanish Air Force was deployed to join efforts in battling the
01:01fires, with France, Greece and Italy contributing as well.